Railroad-tie.



H. HARING.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1914.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24,.1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1 1, 191 1.

Application filed February 24, 1914. Serial No, 820,628.

To. all whom it'mag concern Be it known that I, l'lownnn HARTNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sufi'ern, in the county of Rockland and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others the old type of wood tie are retained and combined wrtlrthe advantages which arepresent in the use of a metallic tie.

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective means for securing the rails in place on the tie and preventing the same from becoming displaced.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a metallic tie in which a block of wood or similar material may be removably secured to take up the road shocks and vi bration caused by the traffic when passing thereover.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a railroad tie constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a side view in elevation of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, Fig. 41 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the modified form of tie showing the rail. securing means in place, and Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on line G 6 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numerals 1 and 2 des ignate respectively a pair of channel irons which are provided near each end with the recesses 3 which are formed in the edges of the channel members and are provided with the beveled walls 4 as shown in Fig. 2. Each of the channel members when in operative position is placed on its edge with theedges of the arms adjacent each other, thus forming a rectangular boxing. The recessesabove referred to, are formed in the upper edges of the channel. members and are adapted to receive the wood block 5 having the beveled walls 6 which cooperate with the beveled walls 4. of the recesses 3. Each (f these blocks is provided with a plurality of spaced recesses, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds.

To hold the channel members in their proper relation, are preferably provided the blocks of metal 7 which are provided with the beveled faces 8 and the screw re-. ceiving apertures 9, through which thebolts 10 are adapted to extend when the de vice is assembled. Each of the channel members is provided with a plurality of apertures 11 which register with, the apertures 9 and are adapted to cooperate therewith in recelvmg the bolts which hold the device in its assembled position.

A plate 12 having a plurality of apertures 13 is provided along two of its opposite edges with the angularly extending flanges 1 1 which are adapted to overhang the channel members immediately adjacent the recess to prevent the plate from becoming displaced. A pair of strips of metal. 15 is secured near each end of the tie and each of the strips in each pair is arranged on opposite sides and is adapted to extend across the recess to prevent the block 5 from becoming displaced. Each of these strips is held in place by means of the bolts 10 and it will. be apparent that the strips may be removed upon the removal of the bolts, thus permitting free access to the block 5 so that the same may be removed and another substituted therefor.

In the ordinary type of the invention. the usual spikes 16 are used, but in the modified form illustrated in Fig. 5 the apertures in the plate 12 are internally screw threaded and the screwspikes 17 are substituted in lieu of the ordinary type of spike illustrated in Fig. 4. Thus it will be seen that the rails will be firmly locked against the block and plate 13 and since said plate is rigidly held in the tie, it will be evident that any spreading of the rails will be prevented.

lVhile in the foregoing there has been shown andv described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the comfall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I-

claim:

1. A railroad tie comprising a pair of channel bars, the edges of said channel bars being adapted to abut each other, a spacing block between the channel bars, bolts adapted to extend through the channel bars and the spacing blocks, said channel bars being provided With recesses in their edges, cushionin blockssecured in the recesses, a plate exten ing transversely of each of the recesses and forminga rest for the cushioning blocks, means to hold a railroad rail tothe cushioning blocks, and means to hold the cushioning blocks inplace in the tie.

2. A device of the character described comprising a pair of channel bars, each of said channel bars being provided with a recess near each end, the Walls of each of the recesses being beveled, a plate adapted to seat in the bottom of each of the recesses, each plate being provided with a plurality of apertures, strips secured to each of the channel bars and adapted to overlie the recesses to form closures therefor, and means Within the recesses and seated against the plates to form a cushion for railway rails when the device is in use.

3.'A device of the character described comprising a pair of channel bars, each of said channel bars beingprovided with a recess near each end, spacing blocks within the channel bars and immediately adiacent the recesses, bolts extending through the channel bars and through the spacing blocks'to hold the whole together, cushioning members secured in the recesses,plates extending transversely of the recesses and forming supporting members for the cushioning elements, means to hold the cushioning elements in place and prevent the same from becoming latcrallv displaced, and means cooperating with the cushioning elements to hold railroad rails in place thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HOWARD I-IARING.

\Vitnesses:

CLARENCE MoPEoK, ELIZABETH M. TENURE.

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